In Defense of Judicial Elections

ISBN-13: 9780415991339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 184 str.

W. Bonneau Chris

Opis

Ought judges be independent of democratic pressures, or should they be subjected to the preferences and approval of the electorate? In this text, Bonneau and Hall use empirical data to shed light on these normative questions and offer a coherent defense of judicial elections.

Spis treści

1. The History of Electing Judges  2. The Question of Voter Interest  3. Campaign Spending  4. Electoral Competition  5. Incumbency  6. The Impact of Institutional Reforms to Judicial Elections  7. Conclusion